Page 16 - Work Force May 2019

Summary of April Board of Directors Meeting
Editor’s Note:
Buffalo State Employees Local 003 (Western Region 6) due to operational considerations.
• Approved dissolving CSEA Local 737 — Nassau Coliseum (Long Island Region) as it
is under new management and CSEA members were
laid off with their last day of employment on July 31, 2015.
• Approved the American Arbitration Association as the independent agency for the 2020 combined elections.
• Approved the 2019-2020 election schedule for CSEA Statewide Officers, Region Officers, Statewide Board of Directors and AFSCME Delegates.
• Approved the Standing Legal Committee report of April 11, 2019 as printed.
• Approved the appointments of Yamil Speight-Miller (Local 460), Metropolitan Region
2); Tye Douglas (Local 687), Karen Nicholson and Edward Jasiel (Local 844), Southern Region 3; Barbara Hardman (Local 693), Capital Region
4; Karen Bright (Local 827) and Mike Kaiser (Local
914), Central Region 5; and Tiffany Malone, (Local 100A), Mark Kingsley (Local 861) and Renee Jackson (Local 012), Western Region 6, to their region Political Action Committees.
Questions concerning the summary should be directed to Statewide Secretary Denise Berkley, CSEA Headquarters, 143 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210 (800) 342-4146, ext. 1253 or (518) 257-1253.
The Work
Force publishes
a summary
of actions
taken by
CSEA’s Board
of Directors.
The summary
is prepared
by CSEA
Statewide
Secretar y
Denise Berkley for union members.
ALBANY — CSEA’s statewide Board of Directors met on April 11, 2019. In official business, the board:
• Confirmed the appointment of new Board members Robert Learn (Cattaraugus County) and Marnie Rounds (Rensselaer County).
• Approved the resolution to adopt the amended and restated CSEA Inc. Pension Plan.
• Approved Yates County Local 862 to enter into a lease agreement between Finger Lakes Economic Development Center at One Keuka Business Park, Suite 206.
• Approved the issuance of
a permanent Charter to Local 791 — Whitson’s Food Service Corporation at Port Chester School District in Southern Region 3.
• Approved the issuance of
a permanent Charter to Local 792 — Delhi Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Central Region 5.
• Approved the transfer of a member from CSEA Syracuse State Employees Local 013 (Central Region 5) to CSEA
Berkley
Join the CSEA Retirees!
Retiree spouses and domestic partners and retired CSEA staff can now join a CSEA Retiree Local! To learn more or join, visit cseany.org/csea-retiree-members to download a membership application or call CSEA Headquarters at (800) 342-4146.
From left, Syracuse Area Retirees Local 913 members Diane Quinn- Miller, Jeanne Sullivan, Zona Pospesel and Bruno Cafolla at a local membership meeting.
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Jones is March PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month
LOCKPORT — Niagara Department of Transportation Local President Jimmy Jones
is the PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month for March. Jones recruited 26 new PEOPLE members.
Jones
that comes our way is because
of our union negotiating with our employer and they appreciate that. Joining the PEOPLE program is only a few bucks a paycheck, and it really pays dividends for us down the road.”
CSEA’s PEOPLE program protects and improves our
jobs, benefits and pensions
in Washington, Albany and in your community. Your support and participation in PEOPLE strengthens CSEA’s clout in the workplace, in the legislature, in your community and in the labor movement.
— Ove Overmyer
“Our members understand the value of being able to collectively bargain,” said Jones. “Asking my co-workers to join wasn’t a difficult conversation to have. Every benefit
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CSEA Retiree Membership:
• Eligibility for membership is open to any person who, while actively employed, was a member or an associate member of the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. and who has retired from active employment OR anyone who receives a retirement allowance from the New York State and Local Retirement Systems or the New York Police and Fire Retirement Systems. Retired employees of CSEA, Inc. who do not receive a pension from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System or the New York State Policemen’s and Firemen’s Retirement System shall be eligible
• The monthly deduction of $3.00 will appear under the “miscellaneous” code on your pension stub after your first year of direct pay membership.
• Receipt of a retirement allowance is required to process pension deduction
to become retired members. Spouses and domestic partners of current retiree members who were never members of CSEA themselves and were never connected with a place of work for which CSEA was the bargaining agent and do not receive a public employment allowance shall be eligible to become retired members.
• Membership year runs October 1st through September 30th. Dues are $36.00 a year, paid direct or through monthly deduction from New York State and Local Employees Retirement Systems’ pension allowances.
• Membership becomes effective when the membership
application has been processed and actual payment of dues is received. • Make checks payable to CSEA, Inc. in the amount of $36.00 for first year
• Members who choose to authorize dues deduction must fill out the form below and sign under Authorization for Pension Deduction. If you do not have your Pension Number, payment of first year dues is required. Pension deduction will begin after first year.
• If you wish to discontinue dues deduction, you must authorize this revocation in writing, by completing a revocation card. This card may be obtained by contacting the CSEA Membership Department. To terminate dues deduction, the revocation card must be on file with the Retirement System before the first of the month in which you want the deduction to end.
143 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12210 / Phone: 1-800-342-4146, x1328 / Fax: 518-465-2382 RetiRee MeMbeRship ApplicAtion Return application by mail OR if you choose pension deduction and have your 9-digit RETIREMENT NUMBER
To the Administrator of Membership Records:
I am herby applying for membership in the CSEA Retiree Division. I understand that annual membership dues are $36.00 of which $.50 is appropriated for political action purposes. Please Print Clearly and Complete All Fields
CSEA USE ONLY
n Mr./ n Mrs./ n Ms./ n Miss
Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
First Name MI Last Name
MAILING ADDRESS Number and Street
Home Phone
By providing my cell phone number I consent to receive calls (including recorded or autodialed calls or texts) at my cell phone number from CSEA and its affiliated labor on any subject matter. You may modify your preferences by calling CSEA at 1-800-342-4146 or visiting the CSEA website at cseany.org.
Home Email __________________________________________________
Before I retired, I was ( ) a member of CSEA Local ; (
( ) CSEA Staff; ( ) a member of ______________________________;
Date of Retirement
Cell Phone
other organization
or employed by Male/Femaie
Dues, contributions or gifts to CSEA are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Dues paid to CSEA, however, may be deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses.
pension DeDuction AuthoRizAtion
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Last Name First Name M.I. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS (
Number and Street
) __________________________ Telephone Number
City __________________________ SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
State Zip Code _________________________________________ *RETIREMENT NUMBER
(Required number printed on pension check)
Area
Pursuant to Section 110-c of the Retirement and Social Security Law, I hereby authorize deductions to be made from my monthly allowance from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement Systems in the amount necessary to cover membership dues on my behalf to CSEA, Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO. Authorization is also given to make any changes the Union certifies to the Retirement System as necessary in the amount of such dues. I, the undersigned, do hereby authorize you to deduct from my monthly allowance the amount of $3.00 for payment of dues, or any amount as may be certified to you by the Union as my dues. I understand that CSEA, Local 1000, AFSCME, AFL-CIO is my agent and all requests to begin, modify, or revoke deductions must be submitted through the Union. This authorization shall remain in effect until revoked by me by written notice through the Union or until otherwise revoked pursuant to law.
SIGNATURE OF PENSIONER: _________________________________________________ Date: ____________________
authorization.
dues.
• Questions about retiree membership, dues deduction or requests for revocation cards should be directed to the CSEA Membership Department at 1-800-342-4146 Ext. 5926. Do not call the State Retirement System about dues deduction.
you may fax or scan and email to: ScanApp@CSEAINC.ORG
City State Zip Code County
Social Security #
) a spouse of a member _________________________________________ ;
SIGNATURE: ____________________________________________________________________ Date: ___________________
member’s name
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